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Virtualization is enabled in BIOS but is not working in Windows 11

I have an Intel i7-9700K, and everywhere keeps saying that virtualization is not enabled. I've checked and it is indeed enabled in the BIOS, but it isn't working in Windows 11 Pro 21H2. The Intel ...
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virtualization technology in bios is enabled but hyper v is saying it's disabled

I am using core i5 2520M CPU with 8GB DDR3 RAM. I am using Windows 10 pro 20H2 64-bit. I have enabled the Virtualization Technology in BIOS but while enabling Hyper-V it is saying that virtualization ...
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How to enable the hardware virtualization of a HP Probook 4431S laptop in BIOS properly?

I have an HP Probook 4431s laptop. Installed Windows 10 Pro on it. Device specification is: Manufacturer/Model : HP ProBook 4431s Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR) System type: X64 based PC Processor : ...
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Enable VT-x without going through BIOS

I had set an admin password in bios for security purposes, before setting it, I had disabled VT-x, UEFI booting, and booting from external media. Unfortunately, I forgot the password, also it's ...
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"VT in BIOS" should i enable them?

Recently, I've downloaded an App name "LDPlayer" which is used for games in my PC " HP EliteBook 840-Windows10 "... when I download this, after installing it want me to enable my &...
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I can't find Virtualization on my Bios menu

My laptop Toshiba Satellite AMD-A8 I checked the features of this processor and learned that virtualization is supported on this processor. But I can't find it in BIOS settings Is there any way I ...
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How to ENABLE VT-x in the BIOS on a desktop remotely?

I'm accessing a Windows 10 desktop which is situated in office remotely from home. I've installed an OS on Oracle VirtualBox and when I run, I'm getting error of - VT-x is disabled. Not in a ...
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VirtualBox Error - VTx is disabled in the BIOS (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)

this error keeps showing to me when I try to launch a VM, I saw that other people had this issue but I can't find a way to fix it. I went to the BIOS to check is the virtualization was enabled ...
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Problems adding Kali Linux to VirtualBox

I downloaded Kali Linux on Windows 10 on a 64-bit Gateway laptop. I also downloaded VirtualBox so I could dual boot, but after downloading everything, first of all it only shows 32-bit options when ...
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Is there a technical reason for Intel VT-x being disabled by default on some motherboards?

Intel VT-x is an instruction set that facilitates virtualization. From Wikipedia The CPU flag for VT-x capability is "vmx" [...] "vmx" stands for Virtual Machine Extensions, which adds ten new ...
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VirtualBox - How to solve "VT-x not available" when VT-x is turned on in BIOS? [duplicate]

I have a VirtualBox that was working before I installed Docker for windows. Now when I try to open a VM (64bit) that was working I get the follow error: VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX). ...
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Can't find "Virtualization Technology VT-x" option in BIOS

I want to use KVM but I can't find the "Virtualization Technology VT-x" option in my BIOS to enable it; although I checked that my processor supports VT-x and I also checked with the "kvm-ok" command (...
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VT-x is not available, but is enabled in BIOS

Recently I started having an issue with VT-x on my Windows 10 running on HP EliteBook. I was using Oracle VirtualBox to run some VMs on it before and VT-x was enabled in BIOS and was working fine. I ...
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VT-x enabled in BIOS, but disabled in Windows 10 [duplicate]

I'm tryting to run NOX app player but show warning message Virtualization is off and in task manager the vt-x is indeed disabled. I already enabled it in BIOS and i don't have AVAST antivirus to ...
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Intel-VT not enabled in BIOS on acer laptop V3-772G

Yesterday i purchased Acer Laptop V3-772G and increased RAM just for the sole purpose of using this beast for Virtualization but when i tried to install 64-bit OS it slapped me with VT error. So i ...
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What is VT-x? Why it is not enabled in few machine by default

While installing Virtual machine I am getting error that VT-x is not enabled so I am not able to continue install Virtual OS. So What is VT-x? How to enable it? By enabling will cause performance ...
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VT-X prevents boot

this is what happened. I was trying to run virtual box on my computer, but it gave me the error message, that I needed to activate VT-X. So, I booted into the bios and set the option for Intel ...
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I cannot find my VT-X in my BIOS

I currently using an Acer Aspire 5742G Laptop. It has an I3 processing core and according to intel, it supports virtualization. However, i was suppose to enable it right now for my android emulator ...
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How to activate VT-x on a Acer Aspire E1-571G?

How to activate the hardware virtualization an this laptop if on the BIOS i don't have any options...It's very simplified ( the only tabs on the BIOs are those: I searched and the processor supports ...
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VT-X option not available in BIOS even if Intel Core supports VT-X

Im trying to speed up an android emulator using VT-X but there is no VT-X options in my BIOS. Even worse, my BIOS is almost empty! There is only the change password, which way to boot, information and ...
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Enabling VT-x on Intel Core i5 3450 with MSI B75A-G41 mainboard

I'm willing to enable the VT-X virtualization technology on my Intel Core i5 3450 CPU, however in the BIOS menu (I've the latest version: 17.8) of my MSI B75A-G41 mainboard, this option is greyed out ...
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What is the EFI shell?

My BIOS offers me the option to launch an EFI shell, but I have no idea what that is. Does it allow me to turn on CPU flags like VT-x or something similar? Why would I want to use it?
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How to enable Intel VT-x?

I have a CLEVO w150erm, with a i7-3610QM processor, which supports Intel VT-x. However in order to use it I have to activate that option in the BIOS (or so that's what I believe) but I simply can't ...
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Why does HP recommend that I keep Hardware Virtualization off?

I have an HP desktop, and I wanted to install VirtualBox, so I could run an XP VM (gotta test stuff in IE8). Before setting this up, I went into my BIOS to check if Hardware Virtualization was on. I ...
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How to enable Virtualization technology in Samsung Chromebox

I need to enable Virtualization Technology (VT) in my Samsung Chromebox (Series 5) from Google IO 2012 because of Android x86 emulator from Intel. I am on developer BIOS, but I have no clue, how to ...
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VT enabled processor in my Dell Inspiron 530

I have an Inspiron 530 with a Q8200 processor. The problem is that I want to run Windows Server 2008 R2 inside VMWare but that is only 64-bit. To run a 64-bit guest you need to have Intel VT support....
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VMware: this host is virtualization-capable but virtualization is not enabled

I have a Dell E6400 - running Windows 7. I am using VMware Workstation 6.5 - trying to create a Debian VM. Upon trying to install the 64-bit version of it, it said: this host is vt-capable but vt ...
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Dell E6500 virtualization BIOS settings

Do you have Any experience how virtualization related BIOS settings work In Dell E6500? I am using VMWare Workstation 6.5 and do not see any option to turn those “magic features” on.
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